Hauling and lifting apparatus



All@ l, 193.3 s. FAURE HAULING AND LIFTING APPARATUS Filed Deo. 9, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 1,- 1933. s FAURE 1,920,686

HAULING AND LIFTING APPARATUS Filed Deo. 9, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug. 1, 193s. y s. FAURE 1,920,686

HAULING AND LIFTING APPARATUS I Filed Dec. 9. 195o e sheets-55ans Aug. l, 1933. s. FAURE 1,920,686

HAULING AND LIFTING APPARATUS Filed DGO. 9, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 /NvE/Y Tof? Gfx/@IAM gigli/@my Aug. 1, 1933. s. FAURE 1,920,686

HAULING AND LIFTING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 9, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 @zum ad @im Aug. 1, 1933. s. FAURE 1,920,686

HAULING AND LIFTING APPARATUS Filed Deo. 9, 1930 6 Smeets-sheet4 6 Patented ug. 1, 1933 f `rnuqrilivd ANDLIFTINGAPPARATS l Y Simon'Faure, Firminy, France y U Application'lcennb'ef` 9, 1930,'seria1 No.y 501,044,

' and inFrance December 26.19.29

claims. (ci.fear- 91359)`V I 10 leys or like'itackle for 1ifting.a nrl lowering loads.

The invention consists primarily vithere'fore'in providingapparatus of the kindin question with reversing means'which when set in action automatically hold each clip operi when itsmoton relativeto .the rope is such that the clip' would normally grip.A The arrangement must be such that hoth clips are net open together, though the Y.

reversingmeans may be adapted by aiurther adjustment to open both clips to facilitate threadf` ing of the rope `through the apparatus.

A simple "embodimentof the invention' is trated inthe accompanyingdrawings;

Figure 1 is a side view.

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Figure; 21s va front'view, therrnt plate being removed.

Figures 3, 4 and 5 are details ofone of `-thetwo clips, being 'respectively aV vertical axial section of the lower clip,"a side view', andaview in plan, Figure 6 showsthe apparatus onalarger scale f 30; in position for lifting or hauling.`

Figure 6a is a detail sectionuon .the linejVIaa-f Vv qofligure 6. vvFigures'.iT-and '8` show the"apparatusA in position for paying outthe cable underv load, with theV hndlleverin the uppermostand lowerrnost. position respectively. i.. 5.

'.Fig'ure9 showsthe apparatus in position for release of the cable. lj H Figure 9a is a detail section on theiline' IXa-LIX'of, Figure 9. Y

The framework-of the apparatus comprisesa channell ,section j member 3 bentl to form Ythree Sides' of a reotangle, ,towhich`are boltedI parallel frontand back plates land 2. The body carries at thetop 'afcainlehor rope guidingvtube 4.] The i cable 5 carrying the' load,hook 6 enters the appa-` ratus through the `guide tube, passes between the two clips.and-leavesv at the bottom. Atfthe bot- .toxnfthe apparatushas an anchoring hookj'.

, f Inside the ir'ameare two' .identical clips, an upfper and a lower.: The upper clip of which a sectionfappears in Figure 2,i s v mounted between two parallel cheeks; such as '8,connected .together by studs fand lying against the plates o the `body of the apparatus. .Two pairs of links 9 `anlglO 'pivoted to the cheeks 8 at their inner ends: and at their outer ends to the jaw 1.1 controlthe motion of thelatter. An intermediate pair of links 12,

are pivoted at one end 12a to thecheeks 8. 'At the other end `'theyarejpivotedV to a jaw 15,l by a' 14,*in the jaw 11 so that when thelatte'rgmoves up or down thejawl is also moved. l The links 9, .10Vv

and jaw llforma deformable parallelogr'am and thewholeassembly with the links 12 and jaw `15 al1 move together. As the links 12 Vare not parall,el

,with the `links 9, 10but areslightlyfmor'e downpivo t.1'3 which passes through an elongated slot I :Y

wardly inclined, when the jaws are moved lupwards the jaw 15 moves further tothe right than the '-jaw lland thejaws grip thecable or rope.. The jclip is normally urged into the grippingposition by a springl bearing atits upper` end against one of -the studs 80 and at its lower end against `a pin' 10a joining'extension 10b of the links 10. It will be observed that any tendency of held closed.

as 17, Figure Sbeingin all respect similarV to the upper, needn-not be described4` C`c rre'spon`i iingi parts havebeen given the 'same' references j in 'de xed. fr As shown in'vFigure the parts :of the`jaws 11,

`the cable to move upwardjwith respect to the clip will tighten the grip, while witham7` downward 11', 15 and 1 5 Awhich grip'jthe: cablehave curved surfaces 18 corresponding 4to the surface of the l cable, to f obtain the best possible grip without damage-to the cable.-v

The upper clip is maintained'inpositionat thel Y topoith'e:apparatus,` but withfslight transverse 1 playby meansoftheestuds ywhich connect cheeks 8 andpassV through suitable apertures; in plates '1 and 2, A handle 19 serves for carrying pivotedonapin 20a which as described below'can be mounted in` eithergoitheapertures21*or 25 vinthe body. This lever gives the lower clip a rectilinear movefmentfV guided'by 4thev frame,

to the'clip' and at lZito the lever. Holes such as shown in the aperture 2l in 'Figure 2;

A plate 26 which is used rto reverse `the normal kv Y f the apparatus. whhis operated Vby a Alever `2O action of the apparatus ismounted on the `plate 1 by two frictional holding devicesV allowingit to be.V

movedfin two directions'. e. up and@ down and tra1 1sversf`ely. u Y. Y vThe plate 26 hasI a' thejaw 411. `The aperture 29 is shaped-asshown,

large aperture 27 described 1 below and a ysmall-aperture `29 through vvliich projects thepivot 30 'joining "the` links Q10 with The lower clip,V enclosedbetween cheeks-such -to platel (see Figure 6a.).

26 when the later is in such a position (see Fig- Qure 6) asto bring this part or" aperture 29 into register with the pin ,'30, Av thirdV aperaturel serves to receive a cam 32 mounted upon and actuated `by a lever 33 operated by a handle 34. The lever can turn about the pivot 35 riveted against theplate 26 and the latter against the plate 1. by spring 36 and cap nut 37, the partsl `33, 26, 1 thus being held in irictional engagement.V

coact with pin 39 on the .plate 26 to'limit the Two abutments 38fan'd 38"o1 rthe lever movement of the lever the irst checkingit in the hauling position of the apparatus, the secondin the paying out position. v f

At its lower end the plate 26 has an aperture 40 and is held tothe plate 1 by'frictional holding 'device 41 'similar to that describedfabove.V A

. e retaining Ydevice 42` enables the pivot 20a of the lever 20 to be held in position, whether this pivot is mountedl inl the aperture 21, :or the aperture 25, As will be seen-in FigureY 9a the device42 secured to the plate 1 has two grooves 42a, 42h respectively yadjacent the apertures21 and 25. The pivot 20a has a shoulder 20h cut off at 20c; Vthe pivot can be turned to bringthe shoulderinto the groove 42a and 42h as seen in Figure 9a.or it can be turned to bringthe cut orf part 20c adjacent the groove when the pin can be withdrawn or inserted.

Inthevaperturef27 of the-plate 26 isv asubstantially triangular plate43 'having a tail piece 43a.. The greater' part of thepiate 43 `lies in the same plane as the plate 26, but the tail piece a is bent outwardly as seen in Figure 1 so that it can move over-plate'26 when necessary. There is aperture 44 in plate 43 through which` passes the movingpivot 45 ofthe upper links 9 of the lower clip. `The aperture 44 is shaped as shown,` similarlyto aperture 29A described above, sov that whenthe plate is in the position shown in Figuresf7, 8 and 9v with the pin 45 in rits .left hand end thepin cannot move longitud'inally with respect to the plate, but `when the plate is in the. position shown in Figure 6 zwith theV pinat the right.` hand end of theaperlture, the pin. can move longitudinally withl re-V spect to the plate la distance sufficient or'opening' and closingthe lowerfjaws; Through a second aperture 46 in plate 43allowing the latter a'certain amount of longi-tudinaland transverse movement, there passes` a pin 47 mounted on the cheek V17 of the `lower clip,` the vpin vcarrying'a` similar device to that above described for'holdy. ing f the plate 43 infrictional engagement with thecheek 117-. A slot .(54, Figures 8 land 9) is provided in the plate 1 suiiciently long to allow for the motionof the pins'45' and 47 which is substantially along theline 28. l 'A An abutment 48 v,with two opposite parallel ramps 49 and 50 is secured tothe reverser 26 f by a pivot; 5l anda stud 52. The abutmentcan Ybe removed and reversed when there is-a changeV of ratio, 4thatisto say whenthe pivotall axis of the lever is moved from V2l to 25, and in this position'stud 52 passes through the aperture`-53 Vin the abutment. Figures 6, 7 and 8 show Vone V position and Figure 9 the other. f

The, apparatus Operatesas followsz-l- 01j. Hauling crafting y *For 'this action the eVel" 33 lof thev reversing 'I' mechanism isfmoved to the lleftto the position shown in Figure 6." It `will-be observed that this position the" reversing mechanism is out'of.

The lever is pressed 1,929,686 y Yaction because the elongated Vparts of the aperthe cable is moved and with it the load which it supports, by an amount equal to the displacement of the lower clip. i l Y During the upward movement of the lever; vthe llower clip releases the cable and leaves it free'.

vBut Vthe latter is heldl by the upper clip which grips it and prevents its sliding. During this up`` ward movement of the lever, thereis no progression n or retrogression of the cablewhatever the load carried by it. 'Y

It will be observed that as above described the reversing mechanism remains out of action dur-` ing hauling or'lifting'.

2. Lowering or paying out under load` For executing this movementgthelever'33 of theY reversing'mechanism is turned'to the right,

to the position indicatedin Figures 7 and 8. It

will be convenient for purposes of description.

to assume this .is done when'thelever 2Q isinits uppermost position as shown in Figure 7, though in practice the change can be 'made infanyposiy.

tion of lever 20, 'A s inthe uppermost'position of the lever there is 'no tension in the` part of the cable below the upper clip, there isY no pull on y.

the lower clip and the frictionalA hold ofthe pin 47 on theplate 43 'is suiiicient'to prevent the moves plates 46 and 43 to the right and the upper edge of aperture 44in 'plate 43 causes pin 4,5,to`

move downwardstowardsthe pinv 47, thus opening thelower clipras willbe readily'un'de'istood by reference to Figure'. v

During the downward movement of. the' lever.

20,`-the pins 45, 47 remain inthe same relative position owing to the frictional gripv of plate 43 against cheek 17 andthe lower clip is heldlopenv during part .ofA the stroke, thecable remaining Vgripped by the upper clip. ,Atg'acertainpoint in the downward movemenathe" tail piece 43a of the part 43 strikes the ramp y49 ofthe abutment 48. Thisis carriedby plate'26 'which is heldstrongly in positionv by the pull in the'upper clip which holds the plate 26 by the engagement of the pin 30 with the left hand end of aperture y29 inv plate 26. From this'moment,l the' plate 43 remains stationary while the pin 47, being mounted on cheek 17 which is being moved by thelever, slides along the'faperturev 46. thus moving pin 47 lawayfron'x -pin 44V which closes the lower clip and causes it to gripthe cable. When' the pin 47 has reached'the upper end ofthe slot 46 further movement of` the lever 20 mustfmoveV plate43-which through its tail ypie'ce'43a andthe abutment 48.carriesl the plate'v 26 along and the upper clip' will be opened, owing to` 'the pivot 36v being moved downward by thefleft hand end of.

aperture 29 in'p1ate26. Y

As atrthis 4time the cable is gripped by the lower clip, ,the pull on the. vcable which is relatively great, .will be tending to pull `pin y45finthe jaw 11 away from pin 47 on cheek 17. This pull latter sliding withrespect to 'pin' 47,. whnthe'; 115 l lever '33. isv turned.. This turning of the lever f both clips.

will be greater than the resistance to motion of the plate 26 produced by the friction devices at 35 andY 41. Consequently during 4the upward movement of the lever 20 when the lower clip nears its uppermost position and the upper edge of .plate 43"cornes.in tol contact with the upper edgeof aperture 27 inrplate 26, the plate does not check plate 43 while pin 4'7.moves upwardly, but on the'contrary, platev 43 'carries ,plate 25 upwardly `and by raising pin 30 closes thel upper while the pin 47 slides in slot 46 inthe stationaryA plater43. The cycle can then be repeated.

3; Liberation of the cables y For this, the cable must of -course be free from`- load, i. e. free at both ends.j The lever-20 is moved to its extreme upper position and the lever 33 toits extreme right hand position as indicated in Figure 9. y

In this position abutment 38' presses the plate 26 downwards through the pin 39 thus pressing pivotsf30 and 45 downwards and opening or out of the apparatus by the action of the hand alone. V Y

In the apparatus as illustrated inthe drawings there are only shown two different positions for the pivotal axis of the lever 20 but it will be understood that the number' of ratios .can`

said first clip, controlling means for holding one clip in action when the other is out of action, and means for reversingthe action of said controlling means With respect to the direction of 'movement of said clip moving means.

2. An Vapparatus for hauling `on a rope comprising an automatic one Way ropev clip, a second automatic one way rope clip acting lin the same direction as said iirstclip, means for moving said second clip towards and away from said first clip, and means set in action at will for re-l versing the normal operation of said clips.

. 8. A rope clipA comprising a pair of cheeks, a

plurality of parallel links pivoted to said cheeks,

a slotted first jaw pivoted to said links, a link not parallel to said first links pivoted'to said cheeks, `a second jaw, a pivotpin connecting'said second jaw to said second linkand passing through a slot in saidfirst jaw, and a spring urging saidjaws into the gripping position. c

4. A rope hauling apparatus comprising a body, a first rope clipv secured inv said body, a second rope clip slidable in said body towards and awayfrom said first clip,means` for reciprocating said second The cable can now be threaded into to openand close-said clipwhen slid inrelatio'n c thereto, `abutments on saidv reversing member in' the path of said slidable member-'and means for v putting said reversing member and-slidable me'mber out of actionat will.

5. A rope hauling appliance.comp'rising'fa'body,`

a first one'way rope,` clip securedV in said body,i a second one way rope clip acting in the same direction as said first clip, movable in said body. towards andaway from said Vfirstv clip, means for somoving said second clip, sliding means on said second clip adapted to open and close-said second clip,

other sliding means on said body adaptedito open i and close said rst clip; and abutments `on said y other sliding means in the path means on said second clip. a

, A rope hauling appliancev comprisinga body, a flrst one way rope` clip secured in said body.a second one way rope clipacting in the same direction as said'frst clip movablelin said body towards of' said sliding and away from said'first clip,means for so moving said second clip', sliding means on said second clip adapted to open and close said second clip,if

other sliding means o n said body adapted to open and close 'said first clip, abutments on said other sliding means `in the` path ofsaid sliding means on said second clip and means for' putting 'both 4` said sliding means outof action.

body,'a secondautomatic' one-way rope clipslid-r able in said body towards and away from said first ciently strong to hold the clip open whenv it is not clip, means for reciprocating said secondi clip, a; friction device associated with each clip only sufilsaid first clip for closing saidsecond clip when L the latter-reaches its furthest position fromgsaid second clip has been so closed, andlmeans associ" ated with said second clip forclosing lsaid flrs't o clip when said secondclip reaches its nearest position to said first clip-and for openingsaid second clip when said first clip has been so closed. f

8. A rope .hauling appliance comprising a body, a first one way rope clipcsecur'ed in said body,a

second one way rope clip acting in the same direcy first clip and for opening .said flrstclip when said tion as said first clip movable'in said body towards i and away from said clip, means forse moving said second clip, a slidable plate frictionally held to said body and movable laterally into and out of" a position in which it is enabled lto open and close] said first clip by longitudinal'movement, a second slidable plate frictionally heldto said `second clip and located in an aperture in said first slidable plate, said aperture being so shapedfasl to move said second plate laterally withsaidfirst5p1ate but to permit relativev longitudinal gmoveme'nt, v said second platev beingso moved laterally into a 'v position in which itis Aenabled to open and close said second clip by,` longitudinal movement when said first plate isv in thercorresponding` position ff with respect to said first clip, and abutments on said first plate engaged by said second platesuflicientlybefore the'ends of its stroke tocause said first clip to close before said second clip opens at vthe end movement ofsaid second clip in theopposite Vdirection to that in which'said clips open `and Y` to cause said second clip to c lose before said first clip opens atlthe` end of ,the movementofsad second clip in thel direction-in which said clips "A SIMON JAUR.` l y,

11o," gripping the loaded'rope, means associated'gwithif 

